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The MTA board voted to approve its $17 billion budget for 2020 and with it a $249 million, four-year expenditure to increase the MTA police force of 783 officers by more than 60 percent.
Lhota’s letter outlined a few new steps to boost service. He said over the next 60 days, the MTA will make a roadmap for improving the subway and launch a “dashboard that presents the metrics ...
Until 1999, New York City had a commuter tax, and there are periodic calls for its reinstatement. [3] [4] [5] A commuter tax in New York City would have to have support from the State Legislature in order for reinstatement, and since the majority of state legislators represent people who do not live in New York City, the tax tends to be ...
The New York–Dublin Portal (also simply known as The Portal) was an interactive installation created by Lithuanian artist Benediktas Gylys to allow people in New York City and Dublin to interact with each other using two 24-hour live streaming video screens (without audio).
A 1980 transit strike in New York City halted service on the New York City Transit Authority (a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority) for the first time since 1966. Around 33,000 members of Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 walked off their jobs on April 1, 1980, in a strike with the goal of increasing the wage for ...
East New York Yard in 2017. East New York Yard (also known as DO (District Office) Yard from its telegraphy letters) is primarily used to store the R143s used on the L and J/Z, R160s used on the J, L, M, and Z, and R179s used on the J and Z. Subway equipment is inspected and maintained here on a regular basis. [22] [44] [45]
NEW YORK CITY — Hundreds of attacks against MTA workers between 2019 and 2020 went unrecorded, according to official documents circulated on line this month.
Here are the top five stories around New York City: 1. Aging infrastructure could cause "catastrophic service impacts" at subway stations on the Upper West Side, transit officials said.